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Originally Posted by ScottX
True! It would take so much time...and a master programmer...x]. My team was thinking of using a cannon also...i don't think its a good idea though...since with the robot sliding..=/..and a cannon that isn't that accurate..=/..geez how will this work together...><! HELP!..=D
Pros: Robot gets to shoot!
Cons: Will it work? Is it accurate?
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Actually, the robot sliding helps a shooter design, not hurt. Due to the smooth surface and the CoF of the wheels, teams are going to be finding it very difficult to turn on the surface - once they start in a direction, they are going to keep sliding in that same direction for a while (a few seconds, a least). That means that a shooter system can assume a straight line travel vector, and compensate for the air time of the ball. If we were playing on carpet with last years wheels and robots, a shooter system would have no hope of hitting a target, as the robots would be turning and moving around too quickly.
I would say the playing surface is the only thing that makes a shooter system viable this year.